Chapter 6 of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Skirl, S, scream. “White and bludy puddings rowth To gar the doctor _skirl_ wi’ drowth.” _Ferguson._ St Andrews. Skreich, S; Skrike, C, shriek. “It’s time aneuch to _skreich_ when ye’re strucken.”
Chapter 6 of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading “_Ferguson._ St Andrews.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading ““White and bludy puddings rowth To gar the doctor _skirl_ wi’ drowth.””
primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
From this reading ““White and bludy puddings rowth To gar the doctor _skirl_ wi’ drowth.””
plural of “pudding” — any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
From this reading ““White and bludy puddings rowth To gar the doctor _skirl_ wi’ drowth.””
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Skirl, S, scream.”
sharp piercing cry
From this reading “Skreich, S; Skrike, C, shriek.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading ““It’s time aneuch to _skreich_ when ye’re strucken.””
a Caucasian
From this reading ““White and bludy puddings rowth To gar the doctor _skirl_ wi’ drowth.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “White and bludy puddings rowth To gar the doctor _skirl_ wi’ drowth.”
United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading _Ferguson._ St Andrews.
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From this reading “It’s time aneuch to _skreich_ when ye’re strucken.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “White and bludy puddings rowth To gar the doctor _skirl_ wi’ drowth.”
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Skreich, S; Skrike, C, shriek.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “White and bludy puddings rowth To gar the doctor _skirl_ wi’ drowth.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “White and bludy puddings rowth To gar the doctor _skirl_ wi’ drowth.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ferguson._ St Andrews.
primitive predaceous North American fish covered with hard scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth
From this reading “White and bludy puddings rowth To gar the doctor _skirl_ wi’ drowth.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s time aneuch to _skreich_ when ye’re strucken.”
plural of “pudding” — any of various soft thick unsweetened baked dishes
From this reading “White and bludy puddings rowth To gar the doctor _skirl_ wi’ drowth.”
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From this reading “White and bludy puddings rowth To gar the doctor _skirl_ wi’ drowth.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Skirl, S, scream.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Skirl, S, scream.
sharp piercing cry
From this reading Skreich, S; Skrike, C, shriek.
make a shrill, wailing sound
From this reading Skirl, S, scream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Skreich, S; Skrike, C, shriek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Skreich, S; Skrike, C, shriek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Ferguson._ St Andrews.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s time aneuch to _skreich_ when ye’re strucken.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “White and bludy puddings rowth To gar the doctor _skirl_ wi’ drowth.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “It’s time aneuch to _skreich_ when ye’re strucken.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “White and bludy puddings rowth To gar the doctor _skirl_ wi’ drowth.”
at the time that
From this reading “It’s time aneuch to _skreich_ when ye’re strucken.”
a Caucasian
From this reading “White and bludy puddings rowth To gar the doctor _skirl_ wi’ drowth.”
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading “White and bludy puddings rowth To gar the doctor _skirl_ wi’ drowth.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s time aneuch to _skreich_ when ye’re strucken.”
Chapter 6 of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent by Alexander Craig Gibson holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 6 holds 422 sentences of Folk-Speech of Cumberland and Some Districts Adjacent, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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